Han Zheng is elected as a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Oct. 25, 2017. (Xinhua)

BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- The following is the biographical sketch of Han Zheng:

Han Zheng, male, Han ethnicity, was born in April 1954 and is from Cixi, Zhejiang Province. He began his first job in December 1975 and joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in May 1979. Han graduated from Institute of International Studies, East China Normal University where he completed an in-service graduate program in international relations and world economy and was awarded a Master of Economics degree. He is a senior economist.

Han is currently a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau and Secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee.

2017- Member, Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau

Secretary, CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee

2012-2017 Member, CPC Central Committee Political Bureau

Secretary, CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee

2011-2012 Deputy Secretary, CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee

Mayor, Shanghai

2008-2011 Deputy Secretary, CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee

Mayor, Shanghai

Deputy Director of the Organizing Committee and Executive Director of the Executive Committee, Shanghai 2010 World Expo

2007-2008 Deputy Secretary, CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee

Mayor, Shanghai

First Deputy Director of the Organizing Committee and Director of the Executive Committee, Shanghai 2010 World Expo

2006-2007 Acting Secretary, CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee

Mayor, Shanghai

Deputy Director and First Deputy Director of the Organizing Committee and Executive Director and Director of the Executive Committee, Shanghai 2010 World Expo

2004-2006 Deputy Secretary, CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee

Mayor, Shanghai

Deputy Director of the Organizing Committee and Executive Director of the Executive Committee, Shanghai 2010 World Expo

2003-2004 Deputy Secretary, CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee

Mayor, Shanghai

2002-2003 Deputy Secretary, CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee

Vice Mayor, Shanghai

1998-2002 Member, Standing Committee of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee

Vice Mayor, Shanghai

1997-1998 Member, Standing Committee of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee

Deputy Secretary-General, Shanghai Municipal Government

1995-1997 Deputy Secretary-General, Shanghai Municipal Government

Deputy Secretary, Overall Economic Work Committee under the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee

Director and Leading Party Members Group Secretary, Shanghai Municipal Planning Commission

Director, Shanghai Securities Management Office

1993-1995 Deputy Secretary, CPC Luwan District Committee, Shanghai

Head, Luwan District, Shanghai

Attended an in-service graduate program in international relations and world economy at Institute of International Studies, East China Normal University and was awarded a Master of Economics degree (1991-1994)

1992-1993 Deputy Secretary, CPC Luwan District Committee, Shanghai

Acting Head, Luwan District, Shanghai

1991-1992 Secretary, CYL Shanghai Municipal Committee

1990-1991 Deputy Secretary (in charge of the Committee's work), CYL Shanghai Municipal Committee

1988-1990 Party Committee Secretary and Deputy Director, Shanghai Dazhonghua Rubber Plant

1987-1988 Party Committee Secretary and Deputy Director, Shanghai Rubber Shoes Factory

Studied political education at Department of Political Education, Night College, East China Normal University (1985-1987)

1986-1987 Deputy Secretary, Party Committee of the Shanghai Chemical Engineering School

1982-1986 Secretary, CYL Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Chemical Industry Bureau

Took a junior college program at Fudan University (1983-1985)

1980-1982 Administrative secretary and CYL Committee leader, Shanghai Chemical Equipment Industry Company

1975-1980 Warehouse keeper; clerk of supply and marketing section; and deputy secretary of CYL General Branch, Xuhui Crane Installation Team, Shanghai

Member, 16th through 19th CPC Central Committees

Member, Political Bureau, 18th CPC Central Committee

Member, Political Bureau and its Standing Committee, 19th CPC Central Committee